Power distribution companies ready to efficiently handle 19000 MW demand, says Bhatti

Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Wednesday asserted that the facility distribution companies had been ready to efficiently handle 19000 MW demand this summer time and directed officers and workers to stay alert until the top of Yasangi and summer time.

At a overview assembly with officers within the Assembly right here, Mr. Bhatti famous that with the Yasangi crop season and the impression of summer time, electrical energy demand and consumption within the State are growing considerably. He mentioned energy community is totally ready to efficiently handle a requirement of up to 19,000 MW.

He famous that the very best energy demand recorded on March 20 final 12 months was 17,162 MW. This 12 months, the demand reached 17,606 MW on March 2. Subsequently, with a gradual rise in demand, it touched 18,228 MW on March 13, setting a brand new document with energy consumption of 341.08 million models.

He said that regardless of the sharp enhance in demand, energy utilities managed the state of affairs efficiently with none interruptions in provide or problems with overloading. He additional knowledgeable that the federal government is taking measures reminiscent of organising new substations, transmission traces, and transformers to be certain that even when the demand exceeds 19,000 MW, there will probably be no disruptions.

The assembly was attended by Special Chief Secretary (Energy) Naveen Mittal, Telangana Transco CMD Krishna Bhaskar, DISCOM CMDs Musharraf Faruqui, Jitesh V. Patil, Varun Reddy, and different officers.